The Girl Next Door

~43~

"'Ow was ya day?" She asks as I sink lower into the tub.

"Tiring..." I breathe out.

"I bet," she chuckles," fightin' people an' shit."

I smile, shaking my head and closing my eyes.

"Open ya mouth," Robyn says. I open it and I can feel the tip of a strawberry at it.

"Bite..." she whispers. I open my eyes and look slightly to my left, meeting her eyes. Her bottom lip is between her teeth and her eyes drift down to my lips.

I take a bite of the juicy fruit, my lips sucking on it before I take the piece into my mouth. Robyn groans lowly and I smile, seeing that my teasing worked.

"Das funny?" Robyn asks, smiling at me as I chew.

I nod, swallowing the fruit," just a little bit."

She shakes her head and puts the strawberry to my mouth again. I take another bite, purposely letting out a small moan and not breaking eye contact with Robyn.

Robyn lets out a whimper and she pulls the last of the strawberry away. She wipes her hand on the towel and sets the bowl to the side.

She then picks up the loafer and gets on her knees beside the jacuzzi. I sit up and she begins to bathe me gently.

"Why are you being so nice?" I blurt out.

She doesn't stop as she answers," I'm nah. I'm showin' ya 'ow much I appreciate ya."

When she says that, I have a extreme feeling of deja vu. Everything was almost the same as the dream. The French Vanilla. The candles. The bath. Roses. Everything.

Oh my god...

"Don' seem so surprised... I was gonna do until ya decided nah ta text meh back. So I was thinkin' ya was mad at meh. An' I didn't waan dat. So I continued wid it. Do ya waan meh ta stop?"

I sigh and shake my head," no."

"Okay den," she says, chuckling.

After about ten minute of bathing me, she stands up and walks out of the bathroom.

She comes back with a big white towel and getting the memo, I stand up and step out of the jacuzzi. I walk towards her and she wraps the towel around me like a baby.

"Dry off... I'll be in the room." She speaks lowly into my ear before leaving the bathroom.

As I dry my body, I can feel my heart pounding in anticipation. What if she wants to have sex. Am I ready for that? Am I ready to give into her that quick? It's been two months... and I'm supposed to be ignoring her.

My throbbing down below says yes. My body says yes. But I want to say no. But I know I can't. I should just do it. And see where that goes...

I wrap the towel around my body and walk out of the bathroom. As I walk into the dimly lit room, I can see the silhouette of Robyn lying down on the bed. She's underneath the covers and I can hear light snores coming from her.

"Robyn," I call out, but she seems to be knocked out.

"Robyn!" I yell. She jerks up into a downward dog and looks back at me.

"Wha?!" She asks back.

"Are you forreal asleep?" I ask, walking to the bed.

"Yes. I can only sleep wid ya," she explains.

"Then what was that bath and everything for? I tho-"

"Ya thought I waan to fuck, huh?" She asks, sitting up.

I make a duh motion with my arms and head," well, kinda!"

She shakes her head, chuckling," nah. Nah every sweet ting I do ends wid me fuckin' ya. I jus' waan to run ya a bath and listen to 'ow ya day was. I don't only wan sex. And I don' wanna rush an'ting..." she says, looking down," and I'm hea 'cause I can't sleep without ya."

I sigh, shaking my head," you really are willing to wait?"

She raises her head and nods," yea. I know wha' ya been through. I don't wan ya ta do an'ting ya not ready for."

"And what if I say I'm ready now?" I ask, biting my lip.

She stares at me for a long time, studying me. Finally she speaks.

"I'd say ya lying..." With that, she lies back down.

I sigh again, releasing a breath I didn't know I was holding.

"Get in bed," Robyn says.

"Naked?" I ask, skeptically.

"Yes. I'm nah gunna touch ya."

I contemplate doing what she says before I drop my towel and walk to my side of my bed. I slide underneath my covers, facing Robyn. I pull the covers up, covering my body and stare at Robyn while her eyes are closed. Light snores are coming from her, indicating she fell asleep again.

She looks so peaceful. But I know behind those looks, she's fighting a battle that no one knows about. And I can't believe I thought she wanted me for sex. She wants something else and a lot of people don't do that anymore. She wants me to be happy...

And I just want to push her away...

I can feel my eyes burning as I turn around, away from her. I close my eyes in order to not let anything out.

"Baybeh." I hear a whisper behind me.

"Hm?" I hum, clearing my throat.

"Don' cry again..." she says, moving her naked body into mines. Her arm wraps around my body, her soft, hot skin touching mines.

"Ya 'ear me?" She asks. I nod, licking my lips.

"I love you..." I speak lowly, afraid to say the words aloud.

I can practically feel Robyn's heart speed up and pound against my back. I can guess she didn't expect me to say the words. But she quickly recovers," I love ya too baybeh... so much..."

A small smile crosses my face and it doesn't leave. Not when I close my eyes. And not even when I fall asleep. I'm glad I told her how I feel about her. Even if it was just by three words. Now I want to see where this goes...

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~Trina J.